Johannesburg slums and racial segregation in cities, 1910-1937.

[摘要] Between Union in 1910 and the start of World War Two, urban racial segregation in SouthAfrican cities evolved through three distinct periods. Initially, the predominantly white cities werethe target of colonial planning initiatives to reduce overcrowding and prevent the development ofindustrial slums. After World War One, the regulation of African urbanisation was the primacyfocus of urban policy. The living standards of the urban workforce were to be improved andcontrolled by excluding unemployed African people, by forcing the majority of the urban Africanworkforce into compound quarters, and by establishing limited accommodation for African familiesin town. The racial administration of urban poverty was entrenched in the 1930s when, faced withthe persistent growth of slums.the state bolstered white welfare initiatives and imposed even tighter residential restrictions on blacks living in urban areas. Abbreviation abstract)

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand